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Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council

The federal government mandates that all states have a mental health services planning and advisory council. The Governor’s Behavioral Health Services Planning Council fulfills that mandate for Kansas. The Council is made up of a cross section of mental health consumers, family members of mental health consumers, mental health service providers, state agency staff, and private citizens. The Council is actively involved in planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and advising state government regarding Kansas’ mental health services. The information linked here further describes the role of the Council and its subcommittees.

Dates for upcoming Council meetings can be found on the Events calendar.
  • Expectations for Council and Subcommittee Members
  • GBHSPC By-Laws
  • Council Statute

Mission

The Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council will partner to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services to ensure Kansans with behavioral health needs live safe, healthy, successful, and self-determined lives in their communities.

Values

Prevention, treatment, and recovery services:

  • Allow people to direct their care and treatment;
  • Are respectful and empowering;
  • Are effective and influenced by evidence-based practices that lead to a personal process of recovery and resilience; and
  • Are integrated, flexible, and accessible.

Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council Board Members

The membership of the Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council consists of adult consumers with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI), youth consumers with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), family members of mental health consumers, mental health service providers, state agency staff, and private citizens. Federal law 102-321 describes the mandatory composition of the Council and requires that 51 percent of the members must be "other than providers" (i.e., 51 percent of the members are consumers or family members of consumers).

Governor's Subcommittees

Each of the Council's Subcommittees includes at least one member of the council and various other interested stakeholders, including consumers and family members. Behavioral Health Services staff serve as liaisons and support to the subcommittees.

The Subcommittees generate recommendations for the Council, the Secretary of KDADS, and the Governor regarding the Mental Health System of Kansas. Once a year, they report these recommendations to the Council body, as well as the Secretaries of relevant state agencies.

GBHSPC Liaison Report May 16, 2018
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  • Children’s Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Erick Vaughn, Douglas County CASA, Inc.
    • Children's Subcommittee
    • Children's Subcommittee Annual Report 2020
    • Children's Subcommittee Annual Report 2019
    • Children's Subcommittee Annual Report 2018
    • Children's Subcommittee Report 2017
    • Children's Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Children's Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Elizabeth Worth, Johnson County Mental Health
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Annual Report 2020
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Annual Report 2019
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Annual Report 2018
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Report 2017
    • Housing and Homelessness Annual Subcommittee Report 2016
    • Housing and Homelessness Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Justice Involved Youth and Adult Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Co-Chair: Ted Jester, Johnson County 
    Subcommittee Co-Chair: Bill Persinger, Valeo Behavioral Health

    • Justice Involved Youth and Adult Subcommittee
    • Justice Involved Youth and Adult Subcommittee Report 2020
    • Justice-Involved Youth and Adults Subcommittee Report 2017
    • Justice Involved Youth and Adults Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Justice Involved Youth and Adults Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Kansas Citizen's Committee on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

    Subcommittee Chair: Nancy Jo Kepple
    • Kansas Citizens Committee Charter
    • Kansas Citizens Committee Bylaws
    • KCC Annual Subcommittee Report 2020
    • KCC Annual Subcommittee Report 2019
    • KCC Annual Subcommittee Report 2018
    • Kansas Citizen's Committee Subcommittee Report 2017
    • KCC Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Kansas Citizen's Committee Strategic Plan 2014
  • Prevention Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Lisa Cheney, Greenbush
    • Prevention Subcommittee Charter
    • Prevention Subcommittee Report 2020
    • Prevention Subcommittee Report 2019
    • Prevention Subcommittee Report 2018
    • Prevention Subcommittee Report 2017
  • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Shawna Wright, KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth
    Subcommittee Co-Chair:
    Amanda Pfannenstiel, St. Francis Ministries
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2020
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2019
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2018
    • Rural & Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2017
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2016
    • Rural and Frontier Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Rural and Frontier Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Suicide Prevention Workgroup

    Subcommittee Chair: Andy Brown, Headquarters
    (The Suicide Prevention Subcommittee became a workgroup of the Prevention Subcommittee in 2017.)
    • Suicide Prevention Subcommittee
    • Suicide Prevention Report 2017
    • Suicide Prevention Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Suicide Prevention Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Service Members, Veterans, and Families Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Shereen Ellis

    • Veterans Subcommittee
    • Service Members, Veterans, and Families Subcommittee Report 2020
    • Service Members, Veterans, and Families Subcommittee Report 2019
    • Veteran Subcommittee 2018 Report
    • Veterans Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Veterans Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Vocational Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: Matthew Angell
    • Vocational Rehabilitation Subcommittee
    • Vocational Subcommittee Goals 2020
    • Vocational Subcommittee Report 2019
    • Vocational Subcommittee Report 2017
    • Vocational Annual Subcommittee Report 2015
    • Vocational Subcommittee Annual Report 2014
  • Evidence-Based Practices Subcommittee

    Subcommittee Chair: 
    • Evidence-Based Practices Subcommittee
    • Evidence-Based Practices Subcommittee Annual Report 2020
    • Evidence-Based Practices Subcommittee Annual Report 2019

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